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Rapid point-of-care COVID-19 detection assay by RT-LAMP
The current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has created an urgent need for rapid point-of-care diagnostic tools. Many of these tests are being developed and are achieving FDA approval. In the face of a sweeping pandemic, assays should require no specialized…
Investigators
- Constance L. Cepko
Extracellular vesicles for COVID-19 vaccine development
The laboratory of Quan Lu at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has developed an innovative vaccine platform that features a novel antigen display technology that has been shown to elicit broadly neutralizing antibody responses from…
Investigators
- Quan Lu
Self-adjuvanting mRNA platform technology
Researchers in the lab of Prof. George Church at Harvard Medical School have developed a vaccine platform technology that can be applied to fields such as infectious diseases and oncology therapeutics. The team is looking to further demonstrate…
Investigators
- George M. Church
Compounds that block human cytomegalovirus by targeting the nuclear egress complex
Researchers in Dr. Donald Coen’s lab have identified molecules that inhibit human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) virion egress from the cell, effectively inhibiting HCMV replication. The team is looking to expand on these findings in collaborations that…
Investigators
- Donald M. Coen
Cancer Treatment through TRPA1 antagonism
Researchers in Joan Brugge’s lab have identified a new cancer therapeutic target in the ion channel transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1). The lab is seeking collaborations with industry partners to expand on these exciting findings. The…
Investigators
- Joan Brugge
Membrane protein nanoparticles for antigen presentation
Researchers in the lab of Dr. James Chou have engineered a new way to display membrane proteins to enhance vaccine immunogenicity using functionalized nanoparticles. The lab has successfully displayed several viral peptides using this technique and…
Investigators
- James J. Chou
Platform for AAV Delivery to Skin
Emerging startup: A platform technology from George Church's lab enables delivery of gene therapy via the skin. (Image credit: Carl Schoellhammer, Denitsa Milanova, Humberto Trevino, Cody Cleveland, Jeff Wyckoff, Anna Mandinova, George Church,…
Investigators
- George M. Church
Digital DNA Storage System
A startup emerging from George Church's lab intends to leverage new enzymatic approaches to develop a cost-effective digital DNA storage system. (Image credit: Shutterstock/Chornyi Serhii.)The volume of global digital information is growing…
Investigators
- George M. Church
DNA methylation as a predictor of biological age
Reliable indicators of biological age, rather than chronological age, have been investigated for several decades without much success. Recent studies indicate that epigenetic clock is a reliable predictor of biological age, given its strong…
Investigators
- Liming Liang
Novel platform for rapid, immunization-free nanobody discovery
This is a novel platform technology that can be used to expedite the development of nanobodies for therapeutic and diagnostic applications by avoiding the need for animal immunization.Nanobodies are single-domain antibodies derived from camelids…
Investigators
- Andrew Kruse